FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Joyce Johannson
(612)
927-4543
SCHOOL’S
OUT: TIME FOR KIDS’
CREATIVITY CAMP – AT HOME –
COURTESY
OF MAGNETIC POETRY
MINNEAPOLIS, (June 2005) –
The end of the school year is good news for kids, but sometimes a challenge for
parents trying to keep their kids busy and having fun all summer long. Magnetic Poetry, the people who made
poetry “cool” with refrigerator magnets for every interest, has an
answer: at-home “creativity
camps” for kids, with some of Magnetic Poetry’s newest products.
“Magnetic Poetry promotes
word play and creative expression for kids and adults alike,” said Dave
Kapell, company founder.
“Our products include kits that are designed specially for kids,
and others that are ideal for adults and children ~ from scrapbooking to
storytelling. We’d like to
think that our products actually make kids smarter, more thoughtful and more
creative. Just don’t tell
them that!”
To start your child’s creativity camp this
summer, parents can choose from a host of affordable Magnetic Poetry products,
including:
Word
Stickers and Word Stamp Kits. These are for kids and adults – for
scrapbooking, making invitations and cards, and lots more!
· (NEW) Word Stickers – It’s Magnetic Poetry in sticker form! More than 240 words each,
with categories including family and friends; holidays and seasons; love and
romance; and vacation and travel. (Suggested retail price, $3.95.)
· (NEW) Word
Stamp Kits – Each kit contains over
80 magnetized rubber stamps. Arrange your message magnet side up, then pick it
up with the metal-plated stamping block and stamp away. The kits, complete with
ink pad and storage tin, come in five different categories: family and friends;
dates and seasons; holidays and events; love and romance; and vacation and
travel. (Suggested retail price, $19.95.)
Creative
Stepping Stones or Make Your Own
Stepping Stones kits. Make your garden come alive with
stepping stones that have your personal touch. These are a great activity for kids’ birthday parties,
neighborhood block parties, family reunions . . . ) For kids and adults, ages 5 and up; adult supervision
suggested for children ages 5 – 8.
· Creative Stepping Stones comes with everything you need to make stepping stones for the garden,
including a 10” round mold, 100 colorful porcelain tiles, upper case
letters, numbers and punctuation, a trowel, terra cotta tint, and an 8 lb.
starter bag of concrete.
· The Make Your Own Stepping Stones kit includes all of the above except for the
concrete. (Suggested retail price
for Creative Stepping Stones is $29.95; suggested retail price for the Make
Your Own Stepping Stones is $19.95.)
Adventure
StoryMaker and Best Friends kits – For kids ages 5 and up:
· (NEW) Adventure StoryMaker – Action! Adventure! Daring escapades! Narrow escapes! From sharks to monsters and everything
in between ~ your kids can have it all.
Help unlock their imagination, with a little help from this kit. (Suggested retail price, $14.95.)
· (NEW) Best Friends – this magnetic kit contains words that relate to friends. Write a poem about your best
friend. Write a poem WITH your
best friend ~ and keep those friendships going all summer long. (Suggested retail price, $14.95.)
Word
Beads and Poetry Beads. Kids
can express themselves with their own wearable art. For children 6 years and up; especially popular with 8
– 14 year olds.
· (NEW) Word Beads – Each package contains 40
double-sided beads, available in black, red and white. Word Beads are great for jewelry
making, scrapbooking and endless creative fun. (Suggested retail price, $4.95.)
· Poetry Beads – Contains
76 beads, decorative accent beads, ten feet of silky lanyard material and a
clear storage tube for carrying.
There’s also Poetry Beads Attitudes, and Poetry Beads Best Friends. (Suggested
retail price, $9.95.)
Creativity
Journal -- Just the write stuff to help
unleash the budding writer within your child. Every page features a different writing activity designed to
inspire the reluctant and the avid writer. The journal includes 165 word magnets, magnetic play surface
and comes in two different cover designs.
For ages 7 and up. (Suggested
retail price, $14.95.)
(AVAILABLE
IN JULY) T-Shirt Printing Kit
-- Talk about cool ~ make your own
statement with your very own T-shirt. This kit includes sturdy upper- and
lower-case letters, numbers and punctuation in 160-point font along with six
colors of fabric paint and two brushes. Dab the fabric paint onto the stamps
and stamp onto fabric. For children and adults ages 7 and up. (Suggested retail price, $19.95.)
Other creative products for
children and adults – from games, to kits that match every interest, to
the wildly popular Original Kit – are also available. Magnetic Poetry products are available through
Borders Books, Barnes & Noble and many other toy, book, hobby, craft, gift
and specialty retailers. To find a
retailer near you, go to www.magneticpoetry.com. You can also order online, or by
calling 1-800-370-7697.
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Editor’s note: Product samples, photos and interviews with company founder Dave Kapell are available upon request by calling Joyce Johannson at (612) 927-4543.